Christine Mboma
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Christine Mboma is a Namibian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 m. At the age of 18, she won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first ever Namibian
Mboma in 2021
L to R: Coach Henk Botha, runner Beatrice Masilingi, and former president Sam Nujoma with Mboma at the Sam Nujoma Foundation, Walvis Bay, in 2021
400 metres
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The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women
Christine Mboma
…final, improving her record mark to 21.78 seconds. In 2021, the 18-year-old set an unratified world under-20 and African senior record of 48.54 s in the 400 metres, which made her the seventh-fastest woman of all time at the event. The mark was established in June, while Mboma had previously twice broken a world…
The closing stages of a men's 400 m race